Anime/Manga Fans Dream. Godzilla Fans Delight.

Rating: 8/10 (14 July 2013)

I enjoyed this movie because it had a story that was simple yet fun and made you think "What if"? I see a lot of reviews that are negative towards the movie take the movie way too seriously.
The movie has a simple but fun and interesting story. Monsters/aliens from another dimension have come to Earth when the environment was just right to wipe out the humans and claim the land. They are smart beasts that get better and better each time they come through the connecting bridge from their dimension to Earth. The humans have developed Mecha suites to beat the monsters/aliens. I would pull a lot of Manga/Anime comparisons, but I won't because it was just awesome to see this on the big screen.
There is no boring love story, they keep the love interest simple and real. There was one scene that I teared up over. I won't give too much away but it has to do with Mako Mori's character. The lines were cheesy but the movie had better character drive than any Michael Bay film has ever had. I really cared what happened to the characters.
The action was sometimes hard to tell who was fighting who. I get setting the fights at night in the rain make the CGI look less fake... but Michael Bay did it. More slow motion would have been cool in the fight scenes.
Graphics and sound are top notch! Great summer get out of the heat get away block buster!!!!